Buddhist Art Gallery: Kathmandu valley: photo 74
Photo 74 of 137 in Gallery: Buddhist Art Gallery: Kathmandu valley
Image title: Nativity Buddha (8th century)
Description of the photo
This stone sculpture depicts Nativity Buddha, and the artwork dates to the 6th century.—Specifications: 75cm x 26cm.
The text in Devanagari reads:
बुद्धको जन्म
Transliteration (IAST):
buddhako janma
Gallery information:
Kathmandu valley in Nepal offers a wide variety of Buddhist objects such as paintings, scriptures, sculptures, ritualistic objects, etc. Buddhism was embraced by the people of Kathmandu valley and the Licchavi rulers up to 8th century encouraged Buddhism. The items found here are exhibited in the National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum).
Photo details:
Date: 2019-11-29
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/25
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 100
Focal length: 22mm
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Size: 2.11 MB
Resolution: 1430 x 3200
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0